taste

I've always thought walnuts tasted best in cookies, particularly chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies. Quick breads have also been a logical place to put some chopped walnuts. My mom used...

My love affair with shortbread began seven years ago with my first bite of a homemade heart-shaped cookie that melted in my mouth. Rich, buttery dough had been packed into...

For years, I've stayed far away from fish. I didn't prepare it or serve it and I would never even consider ordering it at a restaurant. I'm not fond of...

Video: Sue shares tips for making Spicy Pan-Tossed Edamame "Mom, you've got to try edamame." It was my son, Andy. He was calling me from Texas where he was a...

As I pulled my copy of "All New Square Foot Gardening" from the shelf in my office, my mind wandered back almost 30 years to 1981. My mom was so...

A slight resemblance to custard, but so creamy and smooth it could be mousse. Only the texture is a bit more dense than mousse. These little cups of silky smooth...

If a large succulent ham will be the centerpiece of your Easter meal, there's a good chance at least a small chunk of it will remain when the last diners...

In many homes around the world, Good Friday isn't Good Friday without egg- and butter-rich Hot Cross Buns, fragrant with spices and topped with a cross to signify Christ's sacrifice...

With a career that demanded she work outside the home, my mom was often tired in the evening when she came through the door and faced her hungry family. During...

Oprah would be so upset if she knew about my distracted driving. I wasn't distracted by my phone, though. I heed her advice to make my car a "No Phone...

Mother Nature has been teasing me with days full of sunshine and temperatures mild enough to warrant only a heavy sweater to stay comfortable outdoors. It's the kind of weather...

The Oscars are coming. I tune in to watch the hoopla every year. It never matters that most years I haven't seen the movies that have been nominated for awards...

The heady aroma of simmering sauerkraut is not what typically arouses me from my morning slumber.

During my last trip to the Twin Cities, I had the opportunity to visit one of the new specialty stores that sells olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Vinaigrette, near 50th...

I've been eating thin, lacy pancakes the size of a dinner plate since I was a toddler. Although some would call them French crepes, in our house, they were Hungarian...